Ep 47 w/ Charlei H: Divine Ideas, Find Your Process, & This Is All We Have

On this episode of, Mek talks with Charlei H about fashion and design, childhood memories, trials and tribulations of being in business, the power of communication, and then some. In 104 minutes, you’ll find hear about:

- how she and Mek first met

- who she looked up to as a child (and still does today)

- her childhood memories of living in Maryland and visiting Sierra Leone

- Mek’s childhood experience of going to Nigeria

- dressing up and “schooling” her dolls

- having a rare kind of mother within the African community

- breaking boundaries and learning to bridge the gap between the African and American lifestyle

- getting a beat down at McDonald’s from dad and butting heads with mom

- memories of high school and what she was into during that time

- being the last generation who went outside to play before the great Internet shift

- the advantages of being a part of this shift generation and wandering through life blindly versus with awareness

- working at Nordstrom after high school and building a book of clients

- the non-glamorous side of entrepreneurship, the lie told about following your passion in business, and following your formula

- impostor syndrome

- Mek’s skepticism about calling himself an entrepreneur and how he defines it

- Charlei’s first entrepreneurial role at 17 years old and her approach to Instagram and her business right now

- knowing who you are and what you’re about before putting yourself out there

- the importance of Mek’s contribution to his family and how it’s different than the original plan

- clear messaging, communicating to individuals in compatible ways, and moving ideas from thoughts to tangible assets

- Charlei’s book recommendations and how they really changed her life

- your proudest accomplishments being those others don’t care about at all

- media training vs. being your authentic self

- who comes to mind when Charlei thinks of success and why

- what she’d define as her God-given gifts

- and her two-sided billboard message to everyone.

Bio

Growing up in Maryland with a family originally from Sierra Leone, Charlei traveled around a lot as a kid especially to London. Following her heart, she made the switch from being a business major to a communications major and has a huge passion for storytelling and design developed ever since childhood. You can find her on Instagram @Charlei.H and on Twitter at twitter.com/charleixx.

Links

ItsNation TV - itsnation.tv/

BlackPlanet - www.blackplanet.com

Netflix’s The Seventies, The Eighties, The Nineties, and The 2000s series

I Am Your Sister by Audre Lorde

The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success by Deepak Chopra